A colourful roast full of flavours with a fresh and spicy finish, using many of our most popular North African ingredients by les Moulins Mahjoub
Harissa and lemon chicken roast with tahini

Category
Roast

Cuisine
Mediterranean

Servings
4

Prep Time
20 minutes

Cook Time
50 minutes

Calories
700

A colourful roast full of flavours with a fresh and spicy finish

Author:
Artisan Olive Oil Company

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Ingredients
1 Moulins Mahjoub organic preserved lemon
4 garlic cloves

3 tea spoons of Moulins Mahjoub organic traditional harissa
2 table spoons of Moulins Mahjoub organic early harvest Chetoui extra virgin olive oil
4 chicken thighs without or without the skin

2 sweet potatoes or potatoes

1 red onion

1 red pepper

70 grams of Moulins Mahjoub organic sahli olives
2 table spoons of Zaatar

150 grams of Moulins Mahjoub organic hand-rolled M'hamsa
12 mint leaves

60 grams tahini

Directions
Pre-heat the oven at 200 degrees celsius
Cut the preserved lemon and onion into slices
Crush the garlic into a puree and mix it with the juice of a slice of preserved lemon, harissa, olive oil, salt and pepper into a sauce
Cut the peppers, sweet potatoes into slices and cubes
Place the chicken and all the vegetables on a large roasting plate and cover them with sauce
Roast the chicken and vegetables for about 20-25 minutes. Turn the chicken around add a cup of water and roast for another 20-25 minutes, until the chicken and vegetables are slightly grilled
Mix the tahini with a cup of water and pour it over the roast when ready
Chop the mint and sprinkle it over the roast
Boil the mhamsa for 4 minutes and let is rest for a few minutes on large plate and drizzle it with some olive oil

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